General Knowledge Quiz 1113 (20 MCQs)

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1. Dill is commonly used in what?
2. Big Ben, the bell installed in the clock tower for the British Houses of Parliament in 1856, was named after whom?
3. During the production of the Disney animated feature "Fantasia", what nickname was given by the animation department to the unnamed sorcerer in "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" segment?
4. Where is Le Touquet?
5. The Strait of Otranto is the narrow passage between which two bodies of water?
6. In the nursery rhyme, who could eat no fat, and whose wife could eat no lean?
7. Who was the criminal released by Pilate in preference to Jesus on the demand of the Jerusalem mob?
8. Which Scottish architect, buried in Westminster Abbey, is famous for staircases, fireplaces, chimney pieces, and furniture built in residences in the 18th century?
9. Which of these is an example of the law of conservation of momentum?
10. What religion is the Dalai Lama?
11. Which planet has a diameter of 7, 520 miles (12, 104 km) and a mass 0.82 times that of the Earth?
12. How many countries border Brazil?
13. 11 November is marked in many countries as Remembrance Day, Poppy Day, Armistice Day or Veterans Day to commemorate the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and civilians in time of war. Why has that date been selected?
14. The Sunken Valley off the south-west coast of Tasmania, and coastal Fiordland on the south-west coast of Aotearoa New Zealand share what quality?
15. Where would a fatberg be found?
16. Which is closest to the prevailing climate in Mongolia?
17. Who succeeded Sir William Howe as Commander in Chief of the British forces in 1778 during the American War of Independence?
18. Which of these is a book by Oliver Goldsmith?
19. When was the first written record of the name which British Honduras chose when it became independent from the UK in 1981?
20. Which of these has had a distinct National Olympic Committee since 1950 and competed at the Olympic Games from 1952, although it has been only a colony and a "region", but never a nation?